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LONDON: Endemol’s high-stakes game show The Money Drop has been given a 12-episode order from FOX in the U.S., following a pilot commission earlier this year. The show will have the local title Million Dollar Money Drop and will feature …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC is ending the run of J. J. Abrams’ Undercovers, deciding not to order any further episodes. The show, about two undercover agents who also happen to be a married couple running a high-end catering business, was in the …

SINGAPORE: Fox International Channels (FIC) is rolling out The Walking Dead across Asia starting today, set to reach as many as 450 million homes across the region via FX other other FIC channels as a first-run event. This follows hot …

NEW YORK: AETN International has wrapped up a slew of sales across Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America on titles such as Ice Road Truckers and the spinoff IRT Deadliest Roads. France Televisions went for America: The Story of the …

LONDON: A host of reality and documentary titles from the MTV Networks International (MTVNI) slate are making their way across the globe, with international deals for a host of shows, including 16 & Pregnant. SBS of Belgium scooped up the doc …

LOS ANGELES: The supernatural thriller Dead Awake, starring Rose McGowan, Amy Smart and Nick Stahl, has joined New Films International’s catalogue, currently on offer at the AFM. The movie is set against the backdrop of a mysterious tragedy that shattered …

KNOXVILLE/DALLAS: Food Network, HGTV, DIY Network, Cooking Channel and Great American Country have been dropped from the lineup of AT&T U-verse after the platform failed to reach a new contract agreement with Scripps Networks. “Let me start by saying this …

DE PANNE/MUNICH: Plopsa, the theme-park division of Studio 100, has purchased the amusement and adventure attraction Holiday Park in Hassloch, Southwest Germany. Plopsa already operates three theme parks in Belgium—Plopsaland De Panne, Plopsa Indoor Hasselt and Plopsa Coo—and one in …

LOS ANGELES: The International Trade Administration (ITA) of USDOC has awarded the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) $248,000 under its Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP), in a move to enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. film exports. The multi-year …

LONDON: The Poker Channel has signed a three-year license agreement with GSN (Game Show Network) for the exclusive TV and online rights to three seasons of High Stakes Poker to air across Europe and Russia. As of November 7, The …